Mazer Rackham

2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

It's lucky for you that this is not the correct answer, Mr. Rackham.  Responses in a PM please!

Great God above.

I don't know how this appeared as a post and not a DM, which was what I was attempting. I'm playing Demonland the way the Aussies play spin. Just as well my answer was wrong.

My apologies for (nearly) wrecking the quiz.

Names all nouns or adjectives

48 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

Forgive me for venting but I strayed on to Big Footy this morning

Mistake #1. (Confession: I am a part-time Bigfooty lurker.)

48 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

So I’ll pose another question: Why are Hawthorn supporters so full of it? All contributions gratefully accepted.

Little-known fact. At various times, Hawks, Brions, Cats, Bombers, Weagles, Blues, Kangas, Tiges and even Demons fans have been full of it. Probably even Roys at one time. It goes with success. The more prolonged, the more hubristic. Success begets success and specially-constructed bandwagons are required to fit on all the johnny-come-latelys. (Special note: Pies fans have always been full of it.)

But ... (now read on)

47 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

then times changed.

As they will again. So will the hubris of these pretenders to our crown. Let's show these phoneys what true obnoxious hubris is. GO DEMONS!!!

It doesn't look like he really guides the ball on to his foot with his right hand. More like he tosses it out in front of himself in a graceful arc that eventually collides with his foot. Less hang time than before and great when kicking tight goals at Gosch's under no pressure. Not so great when in a match and fatigued and huffing and puffing for oxygen. Needs more work.

On 1/25/2023 at 4:54 PM, old dee said:

The ship sailed and he was standing on the wharf!

He was on the ship, but in the dead of night escaped in a life raft which he then steered into a small iceberg and capsized.

♫ Near, far, wherever I are
I believe that my career does go on ♪

8 hours ago, old dee said:

 Having said that Caulfield has a lot better chance of success this decade than near the G. Just do it and forget about the G area. 

Move the MCG to somewhere near Caulfield and all the boxes are ticked. There's a better chance of that than getting a training facility near Jolimont.

39 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

BBB and a delusional fan who thinks she’s his wife…

Next training report: three-way punchup between BBB, Melksham and Langdon. Club refuses to state why ...

2 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Let's orstralianise it to BBBBBBBB!

Big Bad Bustling Bald Benevolent Bonza Benny Brown.

Thezza few more Strayan 'B' words yez can throw in there, carn't cha?

It's going to be okay. Gawny is going to shave his beard, and Ben can glue that to his scalp.

5 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

I believe that official 'AFL' premierships should only be recognised from the period beginning with the Australia's declaration of war in WW2 until the first deployment of Australian combat forces to the US war in Vietnam.

All records & awards to suspended for the year that Lake Eucumbene was completed. Out of respect. Whichever year that was.

32 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

 Isn't the argument that if pre-1897 does not count, neither should the period before 1925? Or 1991?  

We should regard 1991 and onwards as a different comp. Happy to celebrate our VFL cups but IMO all records should have reset and started again in 1991 (or 1990 or 1987 or whatever date you want to put on it).

It's not "the AFL's" eariest era. It's a different bloody competition.

Even VFL "premierships" in the early years are not what we'd call premierships these days. Let alone in the early VFA where they were awarded by opposition captains, based on who sang "for he's a jolly good fellow" the loudest.

This guy.

14 minutes ago, IvanBartul13 said:

Incredible midfield division - Mark Jamar supported by Don Cordner and Furniss who I'm pretty sure were both ruckmen, with Jay Viney one of the least adroit players in my supporting memory as the crumber.  

The team does lack a bit of depth. I expect that will be fixed in time. But there are some very successful AFL clubs that would struggle to field a team at all.

49 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

"Port is extremely keen on Kysaiah Pickett" reminds of a time when I was extremely keen on Elle McPherson; may the outcome be the same!

The PAFC will end up permanently exhausted, with blindness and hairy palms?

2 hours ago, McQueen said:

Traditiooooon ..... tradition! ♫ Tradition!

And who will make an annual ♪
thread where we can grieve
and post about a player who we're convinced will leave

D'landerrrrrrs ..... D'landers! ♫ Tradition!

On 1/24/2023 at 9:04 AM, Demonland said:

Imagine the meltdown on here if we were to lose to Woodville-West Torrens

With Kossie BOG and walking off the ground with the SA side before getting tapped on the shoulder and then half heartedly jogging back to the MFC boys.

Another weird one thrown up by this highly unusual and basically uncrackable conundrum ... Neil Balme could qualify as the coach of this side, but only while he was still playing for Richmond!

Here's a weird thing. I reckon Petracca was in this team before he did his knee playing with a skateboard.

18 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

He is Dom Tyson V2. 

8 minutes ago, McQueen said:

In what way?

His name is a spoonerism. Real name Duke Lunstan.

1 hour ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

I love puzzles and excel in escape rooms but I’m useless at the quiz on Demonland.

No, you won't need Excel for this quiz. (UNLIKE SOME RECENT ONES I COULD NAME.) It's a lot simpler than that.

I give David credit for attempting to answer without going straight to the back of the book to look it up.

In '22 we got too careful with our ball movement. Having no Tommy and a barely mobile Brown led to us being static and unimaginative up forward. Defenders were comfortable instead of panicked.  If I can see these things then our coaching panel certainly can. GO DEMONS!

1 hour ago, Neil Crompton said:

Is it in English?

Italian, Spanish and French, mostly

15 hours ago, daisycutter said:

the greens and the 2 marijuana members effectively will hold the balance of power in upper house

"The new ground will surfaced with cannabis plants. The boundary ropes, gazebos, and gear bags made of hemp. Free hashish provided to all affiliated teams, minorites and the underprivileged. Also a new electric scooter to every MP who votes for this."

You've just gotta think outside the square.

(MLC, I know)

11 hours ago, BDA said:

This is not a good idea chook. Apart from the fact nobody likes having their time wasted, what if the AFL turn around and say they’d be delighted to facilitate our relocation. Solves a big problem for them.

Yeah, they'd probably say "don't let the door hit you on the way out", rename us the Burnie Demons, and make a brand new club called the Melbourne Knicks or Jets or Yankees and set them up in a giant indoor facility built over the newly-razed AAMI and Gosch's precincts.